Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Will Mercer Cook (1903-1987)
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Ruth Brown (1928-2006)
Uptown Records Artists with Andre Harrell in Chair
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Uptown Records (1986-1999)
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Alcee L. Hastings (1936- )

Explore Global African History

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Emperor Menelik II (Sahle Miriam) (1844-1913)
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Dalit Panther Movement (1972-1977)
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University of the West Indies (1948- )
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George Elliott Clarke (1960- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Greece and Egypt: How a Single Coin Reflects an Ancient and Enduring Relationship
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Emory O. Jackson, the Birmingham World, and the Fight for Civil Rights in Alabama
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Border Love on the Rio Grande: African American Men and Latinas in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas (1850-1940)
Fighting For Freedom, Fighting Against the Bomb Book Cover
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Fighting For Freedom, Fighting Against the Bomb: African Americans and the Campaign for a Nuclear-Free World, 1945-

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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